Hédard Robichaud
| The Hon. Hédard Robichaud |
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| Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick | |
| In office October 8, 1971 – December 23, 1981 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor General | Roland Michener Jules Léger Edward Schreyer |
| Premier | Richard Hatfield |
| Preceded by | Wallace Samuel Bird |
| Succeeded by | George Stanley |
| Senator for Gloucester, New Brunswick | |
| In office June 28, 1968 – October 8, 1971 |
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| Appointed by | Pierre Trudeau |
| Member of the Canadian Parliament for Gloucester |
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| In office August 10, 1953 – June 25, 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Albany Robichaud |
| Succeeded by | Herb Breau |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Hédard Joseph Robichaud November 2, 1911 Shippegan, New Brunswick |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Bathurst, New Brunswick |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Relations | Jean George Robichaud, father |
Hédard Joseph Robichaud, PC OC (November 2, 1911 – August 16, 1999) was an Acadian-Canadian Member of Parliament, Cabinet member, Senator and the first Acadian to be Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick.
Born in Shippegan, New Brunswick, the son of Jean George Robichaud and Amanda Boudreau, he received a B.A. from the Université Saint-Joseph, later the University of Moncton, in 1931.
He first ran for the House of Commons as a Liberal candidate in a 1952 by-election in the riding of Gloucester, New Brunswick and lost. He was elected in the 1953 federal election, and was re-elected in the 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 and 1965 elections. From 1963 to 1968, he was the Minister of Fisheries.
In 1968, he was appointed to the Senate representing the Senatorial division of Gloucester, New Brunswick. He resigned in 1971 to become the 24th Lieutenant Governor of New Brunswick. He served in that position until 1981.
In 1985, he was made an Officer of the Order of Canada.[1]
He was the husband of Gertrude Léger (1916-2011) and the father of nine.
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| Ministers of Marine and Fisheries (1867–1930)1 | |
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| Ministers of Marine (1930–1936)2 | |
| Ministers of Fisheries (1930–1969) | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Forestry (1969–1971) | |
| Ministers of the Environment (1971–1976)3 | |
| Ministers of State (Fisheries) (1974–1976) | |
| Minister of Fisheries and the Environment (1976–1979) | |
| Ministers of Fisheries and Oceans (1979–2015) | |
| Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard (2015–) | |
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1The office of Minister of Marine and Fisheries was abolished and the offices of Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Marine were created in 1930
2The offices of Minister of Marine and Minister of Railways and Canals were abolished and the office of Minister of Transport was created in 1936 3From 1971 to 1976 the Minister of the Environment was also the Minister of Fisheries. |
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- 1911 births
- 1999 deaths
- Acadian people
- Canadian senators from New Brunswick
- Liberal Party of Canada MPs
- Liberal Party of Canada senators
- Lieutenant Governors of New Brunswick
- Members of the House of Commons of Canada from New Brunswick
- Members of the Queen's Privy Council for Canada
- Officers of the Order of Canada
- People from Gloucester County, New Brunswick
